Holder for bottles



Aug. 14, 1923.

I4.AA.'VV.\N7\REJ HOLDER FOR BOTTLES Filed Aug. 2. 1922 HAW FI Ezrd Patented Aug. 14, 1923.

HENRY ALBERT. wmLmM w en, or LOWERHUTT, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND.

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- To aZ-tiIJ/im/t-if may] concern Be; it known th-a't 'I, lllicxin' than-arrVin-- LIAM \Vaan', a citizen 'ofthe Dominion of Ne'wZealand; and a subject of the King of 5 Gneat l'l-rltaiini' resident of 16 Pretoria Streets Lin'ver llutt; in the lro\-'incial I)is-' trict'ofWellington. New Zealand, have invented certain new and usetul Improve-' ments in Holders for Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

Thi invention relates to l-iolders suitable for handling bottles. and more particularly trie -invention is adai'it'ed for' use upon bottles :l-ierein, milk "is"held-*d uring 'transit. The object of t-he ini'ention is toprovide' aQholder-whereby-fa bottle may be real-lily handled b'y Qageoiis1nner, which is readily juljustedi on" bottle; and comprises a. -.h;and le n-"lier'eiby the contents of the bottle are readily poured' out instead of ust pour- "ing the miIk froin tlie 'bottle' into a jug,

the intention being that the milk shall be poured direct from the bottle into drinki g;

and cooking utensils.

A further object is to eliminate contamination as much as possible, especially 'in the case of bottles used for transporting milk.

Figure-2 isa 'secti-oniilplan on line A-A, Fi 'gu're F.-

, l igure 3 1s asectio plan on line. BB,

5 I figur e l 1 Fi'g'uie'4 .is theiei'erse'plan of a lid. and

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the lid. Thehol'der comprises a base 1 made in the form of a shallow socket, wherein the bottom of the bottle 2 fits, and a vertical bar 3 connected to the .bas'el is shaped to form a handle, or a handle 4- is fixed to the said bar 3. The upper end of the bar 2 is pro- "ided with a spring clip which readily springs upon and grips the neck 6 of the bottle.

The bar 3 is formed with a slight extension which rises slightly higher than the rim of the bottle, asd carries a lid 7 adjustable in height on the bar to suit small differences in height in any particular class of bottles, with the object that whatever the height of the bottle the lid shall seat itself fiat upon the rim. This object is cnvenientlyefliected by providing the lid with a finger piece 8 having a slot 13 through which the bar passes freely, leaving the tail proectmg rearwardly of the bar, so that the linger piece may bG'ObQl'ilt-Otl by one of the fingers or the thmnb of the hand grasping the handle.

The top of the bar 3 may be formed into,

') (shown by dotted oi providedwitha stop lines in Figure 1) to prevent the removal of .the lid from the bar.

The neck of a milk bottle is closed by a cardboard stopperor disc 10 to prevent contamination; and this disc is somewhat difficult to extract. In the case of milk. upon the underside of the lid a headed prong in the form of a short spear It with barbs 12 projects downwardly for the purpose of readily removing the disc.

, To extract the disc, the lid 7 is closed until, the spear '11 is forced through the disc in the neck of the bottle. The bottle is then givena part turn to bring the barbs 12 below the uncut portions of the disc. which is p then readily extracted by raising the lid.

The stops 9 may be dispensed with, so that the lid may be readily removed from the bar. The spear is then forced through the disc as before described. the lid iven a part turn and the disc extracted by raisin the lid.

Vhat I do claim and desire to obtain by Letters Patent of the United "States of America is:-

The combination with the neck of a bottle having an annular interior shoulder. and a stopper seated on the shoulder, of a handle removably engaged with the bottle. an extension on the handle and rising above the bottle and being curved outwardly. a lid for disposition on the bottle. a slotted finger piece projecting outwardly from the bottle and mounted for movable engagement with the curved extension. and a beaded prong depending from the lid and engagcable with the stopper.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY ALBERT WILLIAM WARD.

IVitnesses G120. H. RICHARDSON, hIARSHALL INGELLS MAR. 

